So, what are fracking opponents up against? There is currently no more contested U.S. energy initiative than to pen up the country’s vast potential reserves of natural gas by utilizing the “... Read more
Drilling for natural gas and storing CO2 deep underground may be headed for a collision Natural gas production and carbon sequestration may be headed for an underground collision course. Tha... Read more
“Fugitive methane” released during shale gas drilling could accelerate climate change Add methane emissions to the growing list of environmental risks posed by fracking. Oppositi... Read more
Scientists say there is one way to minimize risks of even minor temblors With mounting evidence linking hundreds of small earthquakes from Oklahoma to Ohio to the energy industry... Read more
While more expensive this just might allay [some] anti-fracker’s fears New Waterless Fracking Method Avoids Pollution Problems, But Drillers Slow to Embrace It – Little-noticed drilli... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A new technique to shatter shale and get the gas within offers promise–and peril. That’s the sound of fracking—pumping a mix of water, sand and chemicals a mi... Read more